title: Preservation of left ventricular function in patients with mitral regurgitation: a realistic goal for the nineties.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Carabello
mesh_terms: D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis